16056 - 42nd Royal Highland Regiment Grenadier Standing Tearing Cartridge, 1760-63Paper cartridges have been in use for nearly as long as hand held firearms, with some sources dating their use back to the 14th century. A paper cartridge combines a pre measured amount of powder with the ball in a sealed unit. This eliminated the operation of measuring the powder from a horn and need of a cloth patch to hold the ball snuggly in the musket bore. A typical cartridge consisted of a paper tube, tied off to form two compartments. The